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Ethiopia

pandora's box

Ethiopia/Egypt: GERD fight sucks in global actors

The failure of the latest round of negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could have dramatic ... repercussions for the region and the world, potentially setting off a new migrant crisis, a military intervention and chaos in shipping.

Article 5/5 of "GERD: The dam of discord"

red line

Ethiopia/GERD: What would push Egypt’s Sisi to resort to force?

Egypt appears to be getting serious about military action against Ethiopia over its control over Nile River water resources. In fact, President ... Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s political future hinges on how well he manages the dam dispute.

Article 4/5 of "GERD: The dam of discord"

graphic understanding

Ethiopia-Egypt: GERD, a feat of engineering

Using 10 metric tonnes of concrete, standing at 175 metres tall and with a reservoir volume of 79 km3, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is ... an impressive feat of engineering – as well as a source of conflict between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. We delve deeper into the intricacies with a visual explanation below.

Article 3/5 of "GERD: The dam of discord"

history vs sovereignty

Is a war between Egypt and Ethiopia brewing on the Nile?

At the start of April, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke up for the first time using very direct words against any action that would ... take away any drop if its water resources. In this second part of our series, we examine how likely military action is between the two.

Article 2/5 of "GERD: The dam of discord"

Ethiopia top stories

open sesame?

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Could the US be the key to unlocking the GERD deadlock?

Conflict escalation

Ethiopia/Tigray: ‘UN and AU silence reveals a widespread embarrassment’

growing hatred

Ethiopia: After Abiy’s election win, the war in Tigray resumes

open sesame?

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Could the US be the key to unlocking the GERD deadlock?

Conflict escalation

Ethiopia/Tigray: ‘UN and AU silence reveals a widespread embarrassment’

growing hatred

Ethiopia: After Abiy’s election win, the war in Tigray resumes

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bluff and subterfuge

Eritrea’s letter to UN is ‘open admission of aggression’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray war

In an attempt to shift blame, the Eritrean government has openly implicated itself as being in violation of international laws. On 16 April, ... Sophia Tesfamariam, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the UN, sent a letter to the Security Council (UNSC). She explained Eritrea’s involvement in Ethiopia’s war in the Tigray region.

breaking point

Egypt-Ethiopia: ‘Dam of Discord’ continues to pressure relations

The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile tributary has been poisoning the atmosphere between Cairo, Addis Ababa ... and Khartoum for more than 10 years. The situation has escalated to the point where a military conflict can no longer be easily dismissed.

Article 1/5 of "GERD: The dam of discord"

vicious deadlock

Ethiopia’s war in Tigray is ‘but the tip of the iceberg when it comes to conflicts ravaging the country’

The much-hyped democratic transition is not only dead, but buried deep. It would need a miracle to exhume it in the near future. ...

amharic antennae

Ethiopia/Media: Canal+ ready to take on StarTimes and Multichoice

By launching a wide range of Amharic-language television channels, the Vivendi subsidiary Canal+ is pushing its Chinese and South African competitors ... -- Startimes and MultiChoice -- to reconsider their plans. The French media conglomerate is taking a bet that goes beyond Ethiopia's middle class, which it estimates at 1 million people.

Big Bang?

Kenya’s Jubilee Insurance eyes Ethiopia expansion with Allianz

Jubilee Insurance in Kenya aims to extend its partnership with Germany’s Allianz to penetrate underinsured Ethiopia. ...

A client uses an automated teller machine (ATM) at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa

market capital

Ethiopia: Investment bank law may herald creation of stock exchange

Ethiopia has been progressively opening its banking sector since 2016. As the country moves ahead with its liberalisation process under Abiy ... Ahmed’s leadership, the pace of reform has picked up. But with the recent flop of telecom privatisation; partly because of fears around security, will financial sector opening fare differently? The fate of investment banks will be closely linked to moves to open an Ethiopian Stock exchange, and the wider privatisation process.